《2025年天利38套五年高考真题汇编详解英语》

B
Sitting in the garden for my friend's birthday, I felt a buzz(振动) in my pocket. My heart raced when I saw the email sender's name. The email started off: “Dear Mr Green, thank you for your interest” and “the review process took longer than expected”. It ended with “We are sorry to inform you. . . ” and my vision blurred(模糊). The position—measuring soil quality in the Sahara Desert as part of an undergraduate research programme—had felt like the answer I had spent years looking for. I had put so much time and emotional energy into applying, and I thought the rejection meant the end of the road for my science career.
So I was shocked when, not long after the email, Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was equally shocked—and overjoyed—when she invited me to talk with her about potential projects I could pursue in her lab. What she proposed didn't seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all.
I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely. That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn't. In the end, I had a new scientific interest to pursue.
When I applied to graduate school, I found three programmes promising to allow me to follow my desired research direction. And I applied with the same anxious excitement as before. When I was rejected from one that had seemed like a perfect fit, it was undoubtedly difficult. But this time I had the perspective(视角) to keep it from sending me into panic. It helped that in the end I was accepted into one of the other programmes I was also excited about.
Rather than setting plans in stone, I've learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered, even if they don't sound perfect at the time, and make the most of them.
24. How did the author feel upon seeing the email sender's name?
A. Anxious.
B. Angry.
C. Surprised.
D. Settled.
25. After talking with Professor Devon, the author decided to ________.
A. criticise the review process
B. stay longer in the Sahara Desert
C. apply to the original project again
D. put his heart and soul into the lab work
26. According to the author, the project with the robotics professor was ________.
A. demanding
B. inspiring
C. misleading
D. amusing
27. What can we learn from this passage?
A. An invitation is a reputation.
B. An innovation is a resolution.
C. A rejection can be a redirection.
D. A reflection can be a restriction.

答案： 24.A 细节理解题 【解析】根据第一段第二句“My heart raced when I saw the email sender's name.”可知，当“我”看到邮件发送人的名字时，“我”心跳加速。由此可知，作者看到邮件发送人名字时感到紧张不安。故选A。 25.D 细节理解题 【解析】根据第二段最后一句“What she proposed didn't seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all.”可知，Devon教授所提议的项目似乎不像“我”原先申请的那个项目那样令人兴奋，但“我”仍打算全力以赴。D项中的“put one's heart and soul”与文中的“give it one's all”为同义转述。故选D。 26.B 推理判断题 【解析】根据第三段内容尤其是最后一句“In the end, I had a new scientific interest to pursue.”可知，最后，“我”有了新的想要追逐的科学兴趣。由此可推知，与机器人技术学教授共同研究的项目是鼓舞人心的。故选B。 27.C 推理判断题 【解析】通读全文内容可知，“我”起初申请项目遭拒，原本以为“我”的科研生涯会就此结束，但后来该项目负责人Mary Devon教授邀请“我”参与她实验室里的另一个研究项目，这次“我”抓住机会，决定全力以赴，最后“我”有了新的想要追逐的科学兴趣，并且明白了与其制定一成不变的计划，不如随机应变，充分利用每一次机会。C项“拒绝可能是重新定向（暗喻柳暗花明又一村）”体现了本文主旨。故选C。 【长难句分析】The position—measuring soil quality in the Sahara Desert as part of an undergraduate research programme—had felt like the answer I had spent years looking for.（第一段第五句） 分析：本句是一个主从复合句。I had spent years looking for是省略了关系词that/which的定语从句，先行词是answer。 译文：作为本科生研究项目的一部分，检测撒哈拉沙漠土壤质量这一角色感觉就像是我数年来（一直）在寻找的答案。 【词汇积累】emotional adj. 情绪的，情感的 propose v. 提议，提出 robotics n. 机器人科学（或技术） 【常见搭配】give it one's all 全力以赴 set...in stone 一成不变 make the most of 充分利用 C 体裁：议论文 主题语境：人与自我——正确的人生态度——短期行为 【文章大意】文章主要介绍了当前工业社会的一个显著问题：短期行为，即过分注重短期结果，而忽视长期利益，同时启示人们：深思远虑很重要。 【语篇结构】 |结构划分|具体信息| |--|--| |第一段|引出话题：短期行为是工业化社会的一个显著问题| |第二段|陈述人们只关注眼前利益的社会现象| |第三段|产生“短期行为”现象的原因| |第四段|列举人类忽视长期以来缓慢变化的事例，从而侧面阐释“深思远虑”的重要性|